Above:  Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland's Energy Minister together with Martin Wright, MCT's MD on a recent visit to SeaGen at Strangford

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Marine Current Turbines today welcomed the appointment of Faber Maunsell, a major UK consultancy, to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of offshore wind and marine renewables in Northern Ireland waters. The appointment was announced by Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment

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Martin Wright, Managing Director of Marine Current Turbines said: “We welcome today’s announcement from Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment and the kind remarks about our SeaGen project from Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland ’s Energy Minister. Drawing on our experience in Strangford Lough, the world’s first commercial scale and grid-connected tidal stream system, we have Northern Ireland’s north coast firmly in our sights for a series of SeaGens to be deployed within the next 3 to 5 years. We look forward to working with DETI, the Environment Agency and the Crown Estate and others in realising this fantastic opportunity.”